Brahmarashtra
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Brahmarashtra (ब्रह्मराष्ट्र) was the name for India in time of Chinese traveler I-tsing (672-673 CE).[1]
Origin
Variants
- Brahmarashtra (ब्रह्मराष्ट्र) (AS, p.650)
- Fan-Kuo (Brahmarashtra) by Chang-k'ien
History
Harihar Panda[2] writes ... The earliest Chinese writers (e.g. Chang-k'ien and his successors) employ the term Shentu and Hsien-tsu (Sindhu) which is soon replaced by T'ien Chu succeeded by Intu. During the period of Xuanzang and I-tsing such names as Si-fang (the west), Wu-tien (the five countries of India), A-ti-ya-t'i-sha (Aryadesha), Po-lo-menkuo or Fan-Kuo (Brahmarashtra) and Indra Vardhana were also other connotations of India.
ब्रह्मराष्ट्र
ब्रह्मराष्ट्र (AS, p.650) : चीनी यात्री इत्सिंग (672 ई.) ने भारत का तत्कालीन नाम ब्रह्मराष्ट्र बताया है. इससे उस समय पुनर्जीवित हिंदूधर्म की बढ़ती हुई महता का प्रमाण मिलता है. बौद्ध धर्म सातवीं शती में अस्तोन्मुख हो चला था. [3]
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References
- ↑ Ancient Indian Education: Brahmanical and Buddhist by Radhakumud Mookerji, 1989, p.537
- ↑ Prof. H.C. Raychaudhuri, as a Historian by Harihar Panda, 2007,p. 138
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.650